Day trading. ES (S&P 500) futures. Long and short.
Cool.
The problem is the latter part. I understand that someone won't start programming my stuff unless they feel it's worthwhile for them to do so. On the other hand, I don't want to go around pitching my strategies and selling the shop just to have some asshole say he's not interested and then steal my stuff anyway. Or maybe work on it for a few weeks or months and than give up.
So, I'm definitely leaning towards just getting it done by a professional.
Day trading. ES (S&P 500) futures. Long and short.
Cool.
The problem is the latter part. I understand that someone won't start programming my stuff unless they feel it's worthwhile for them to do so. On the other hand, I don't want to go around pitching my strategies and selling the shop just to have some asshole say he's not interested and then steal my stuff anyway. Or maybe work on it for a few weeks or months and than give up.
So, I'm definitely leaning towards just getting it done by a professional.
can you say a few words what work a programmer needs to do ? for example, if you only use indicators, that is easier to code; but if you use candle context, it is extremely hard to code; or if you use trendline, it is also pretty hard to code identical to your naked eye since trendline is very subjective.
Even if you have it done by a professional, if the software provides a true edge and they realize it, then I would expect whoever you have coding it to steal your strategy. Sure, they will develop what you ask, but I would expect them to take the strategy. Although maybe it won't matter. Maybe hire a programmer from another country who would be less likely to use the strategy on the same market.
Do you know any family members or friends who you trust and could work on it?
I doubt this very much. It always puzzled me why people are not concerned with their IP being stolen overseas where there is no way to legally go after them. Cost is valid reason, but other than that. But I think very few people have anything really worth stealing that is non discretionary. Or the stuff that may be worth stealing may not be easily put to practice.The company who first coded it are from Eastern Europe and have zero interest in the stock market. I can just tell from the way we communicate that they have no idea what I'm doing.
I doubt this very much. It always puzzled me why people are not concerned with their IP being stolen overseas where there is no way to legally go after them.
Cost is valid reason, but other than that. But I think very few people have anything really worth stealing that is non discretionary.
Or the stuff that may be worth stealing may not be easily put to practice.
Agree.Howard,
Why don't you ask for help here in the programming aspects of what you want to do without giving away your algorithm and do the implementation changes yourself?
C# programming is pretty easy. You're probably just caught up in using NT's library of function calls and maybe how to do certain comparisons. Just misdirect the comparisons you want to make. That is, pick common indicators not related to your algorithm and ask about their manipulations. Then, you apply the pattern of what's being done to your algorithm.
Your software implementation sounds mature already. You can make the changes yourself. Whenever you make a change, just make sure you back-up the prior version which worked the way you wanted it to.
10mb data, how many line of codes?Honestly, it might not be a bad idea to simply learn how to code in C#. It's a useful skill and will enable you to quickly try your own ideas. Honestly, only about 2% of the ideas that I have tried turned out to be useful. I've written slightly over 10 MB of java source code over the past decade. Many ideas that sounded good, but didn't work.